MOSCOW (Sputnik) – On Saturday, the Japanese upper house of parliament approved the bills overturning Japan’s pacifist constitution and paving way toward its military deployment abroad.
The Asahi Shimbun newspaper survey showed that 51 percent opposed the new security laws adopted Saturday, while only 30 percent of Japanese residents voted in favor of the bills.
The poll also revealed that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s approval rating stood at 35 percent, dropping to a record low number since he assumed office for his second term in December 2012.
Only 16 percent of those polled said the Japanese government had made noticeable efforts to get the public's understanding of the bills.
In total, 1,273 voters took part in the survey via telephone calls.
